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AICP Certification To become a certified planner and use the AICP designation, one must be a current member of the American Planning Association, submit an online application meeting certain education and experience requirements, pass an examination, and be a fully paid member of APA and AICP. The AICP membership application and Comprehensive Planning Exam registration period for November 2008 is now open.
Exam Window: The May 2008 testing window is May 5–June 2, 2008. Scores: The May 2008 exam has been updated. Because it is the inauguration of this exam version, unofficial scores will not be displayed onscreen or issued at the exam site. Official score reports will not be issued until August. APA staff will not be able to provide any score results until official score reports are issued, so please do not call or e-mail individual requests. APA staff will release official scores early if they become available before August. Exam Prep Sessions from National Planning Conferences:
Important Dates: Authorization to Test (ATT) notices were sent by e-mail beginning March 10, 2008, and continuing until April 30, 2008. Exam candidates cannot sign up for a test appointment until they have received their ATT. The deadline to transfer your payment from the May to November exam window without incurring a $100 fee was April 30, 2008. The deadline for APA to receive all employment and education verifications was February 26, 2008.
Updated AICP Exam Prep Study Notes 1.0
The same online form is used whether you are a new or returning candidate. The form serves both as application for AICP membership and registration for the upcoming exam. Do not apply earlier than you expect to sit for the exam. If you are a returning candidate from a previous exam cycle, please use the application link to review the application we have on file for you and register your intent to take the exam in the next exam window. If you are a new applicant please begin a brand new application.
Membership. Please ensure your APA and chapter dues are up to date prior to beginning your AICP application or registration. If your dues are not fully paid, your application type will default to one of the application types that apply only to non-members from the state of New Jersey. These New Jersey application types do not ask the same questions as regular AICP membership applications and cannot be converted to or substituted for regular applications. If you did happen to start an application/registration prior to making your dues payment, you can change the application type prior to submitting your application. However, if you submit an incorrect application type for your situation (i.e., if you live in Texas and submit a New Jersey application) APA staff will not be able to change it during the same exam cycle and your only option will be to transfer your application to the next exam window and wait for review/approval/testing. Fees. The application fee and exam fee are paid together, online, at the submit portion of the online form. Payment is taken online only via credit card. The fees may be paid by check, but you must only save and not submit the online form. Please be aware that there are separate deadlines that apply to those applicants who pay by check. Exam Window. Candidates whose applications are approved will receive an Authorization to Test via e-mail. This will contain instructions for how to setup your exam appointment. Please see the Exam Candidate Bulletin for details about the exam and scheduling your appointment. Official Score Reports will be mailed to all exam takers approximately four weeks after the window closes. If you passed the exam you will also receive a prorated invoice for your AICP dues. This prorated amount will bring your new AICP dues into the same billing cycle as your APA dues. AICP dues are in addition to APA dues, and in order to use the designation you must be a member of AICP. Please do not begin using the AICP designation until your dues are paid. Certificates begin mailing a month after invoices are mailed out. This allows staff to collect the names of those who paid their dues within a few weeks of having received the invoice. Processing the certificates in a large group is more cost effective. If you need a statement from AICP indicating you are a member in good standing before August, please request the "member in good standing" memo by sending an e-mail to aicpexam@planning.org after you pay your AICP dues. After the initial mailing, there will be two follow-up mailings two months after invoices were mailed. After that, individual certificates will go out only upon request. Therefore, if you pay your first AICP invoice more than two months after you receive it, be sure to request a certificate by sending an e-mail to aicpexam@planning.org No-Shows. If you did not keep your exam appointment or did not cancel at least two days in advance, you are considered a No-Show and your exam fee is forfeited. Click here to review the full cancellation policy as outlined in the Exam Candidate Bulletin. Certification Maintenance is APA's continuing education program that is required of all AICP members. In order to use the AICP designation, members will have to acquire a specific number of contact hours of training in a two-year reporting period. Click here to find all the details about the CM program. Please note: The CM reporting period for new AICP members will begin the January after AICP exam candidates have officially been granted AICP membership (i.e., after AICP dues payments have been received and processed by APA, and AICP members have received their official AICP number.) AICP members may begin earning credits from the time AICP membership is officially granted. They may not apply credits for courses they participated in before they became AICP members. QUESTIONS ? E-mail: AICPexam@planning.org | |
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